1372 INDIANA COLEOPTERA. 



So near together as to touch. 

 Contracted. To draw or drawn together; to reduce, or reduced in size by 



contraction. 



Cordate. Heart-shaped. 

 Cord if or m . Cordate. 



Coriaceous. Leather-like; thick, tough and somewhat rigid. 

 Corneous. Resembling horn in texture. 

 Costa. Any elevated ridge that is rounded at its crest. 



pi.. Cn.ra'. The basal segment of the leg. by means of which it is 



articulated to the body. 



caritii. The opening or space in which the coxa articulates; see 



page 15. 



Scalloped, with rounded teeth. 

 Crenitlatc. With small scallops, evenly rounded and rather deeply curved. 

 Crest. A prominent longitudinal carina on the upper surface of any part 



of the head or body. 



Cupreous. The metallic red of pure shining copper. 

 Cylindrical. In the form of a cylinder or tube; round, elongate, of equal 



diameter throughout. 



Deflected. Bent downward. 



Deftej-ed. Abruptly bent downward. 



Dehiscent. Separating toward the tips. 



Dense. Thickly crowded together. 



Dentate. Toothed; with acute teeth, the sides of which are equal and the 



tip is above the middle of base. 

 Denticle.- A small tooth. 



Depressed. Flattened down vertically; opposed to compressed. 

 ])i. As a prefix == two. 

 Dilated. Widened, expanded. 



JHslc. The central upper surface of any part; all the area within a margin. 

 Distant. Remote from; standing considerably apart. 

 Diurnal. Such insects as are active or habitually fly by day only. 

 Divaricate. Spreading apart; tarsal claws when arising at opposite sides 



of the joint and separating widely. 

 Divergent. Spreading out from a common base; tarsal claws when they 



spread out only a little. 



Dorsal. Of or belonging to the upper surface. 

 Dusky. Somewhat darkened ; pale fuscous. 



Elliptical. Oblong-oval, the ends equally rounded. 



Elongate. Drawn out; lengthened; much longer than wide. 



Elytra.- See page 15. 



Eli/tron. Singular of elytra. 



Entire. With an even, unbroken margin. 



Epitneron; pi., Epitnera. See page 14. 



Epipleiira; pi., Epipleimc. The detlexed or inflexed portions of the elytra 



immediately beneath the edge. 

 Episternum. See page 14. 

 Equal. Of the same length, size or shape. 



